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Showa Chemical, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward to an Unexpected 7% Increase

Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

4990 Showa Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Showa Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. <4990> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to September) expanded 476 million yen, an increase 91.2% compared to the same period last year, exceeded the previous forecast of 320 million yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 15.1%, from the previous forecast of 530 million yen to 610 million yen (compared to 571 million yen in the previous period), turning to a 6.8% increase in the consolidated ordinary profit outlook.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to significant drop 58.4% from the same period last year to 134 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.8 times that of the same period last year, reaching 238 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 4.6% in the same period last year to 5.5%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2023 4,822 381 504 415 39.2 70.1 Nov 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 4,816 198 249 178 16.8 43.6 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 4,843 276 476 335 31.5 78.0 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.6% +39.4% +91.2% +88.2% +88.1%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 4,700 170 320 240 22.5 3 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Results 4,843 276 476 335 31.5 3 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.0% +62.4% +48.8% +39.6% +39.9%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2026 Prev 9,300 280 530 400 37.6 6 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 New 9,300 350 610 520 48.8 6 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +25.0% +15.1% +30.0% +30.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 4,421 148 322 233 21.9 3 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2025 Guidance 4,457 74 134 185 17.4 3 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.8% -50.0% -58.4% -20.6% -20.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 9,196 503 719 584 55.1 8 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 9,237 346 571 411 38.7 6 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 9,300 350 610 520 48.8 6 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.7% +1.2% +6.8% +26.5% +26.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2024 2,393 110 84 65 6.1 4.6 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 2,285 102 186 138 13.0 4.5 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,136 46 136 95 8.9 2.2 May 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 2,497 147 238 166 15.7 5.9 Aug 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2025 2,346 129 238 169 15.9 5.5 Nov 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -2.0% +17.3% +183.3% +160.0% +160.0%

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